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Discovery Elementary

Q: Is Discovery Elementary a good school?

Discovery Elementary ranks 559 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

559^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Discovery Elementary is a public elementary school located in Ashburn, Virginia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 692 students. It is part of the Loudoun County Public Schools district, which is ranked 19 out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Discovery Elementary's academic performance, as measured by SOL (Standards of Learning) test scores, is generally lower than the Loudoun County Public Schools district and the state of Virginia averages across various subjects and grade levels, the school has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates and a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch compared to some of the nearby schools in the district. Additionally, the school's spending per student has increased over the years, from $12,326 in 2018-2019 to $14,967 in 2020-2021, which is higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Loudoun County Public Schools district, such as Waxpool Elementary, Newton-Lee Elementary, Hillside Elementary, and Mill Run Elementary, generally outperform Discovery Elementary in academic measures, with higher SOL test scores and higher rankings among Virginia elementary schools. This suggests that Discovery Elementary may need to focus on addressing the specific needs and supporting the academic achievement of its students, particularly in certain subgroups where the school's rankings are in the lower half or bottom third of Virginia elementary schools.

639

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,818

Per pupil spending ?

33.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

44020 Grace Bridge Drive
Ashburn, VA 20147

(571) 252-2370

District: Loudoun County Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

31.8%

Asian:

26.0%

Hispanic:

17.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Loudoun County Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg80%

Virginia avg71%

559^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

47^th of 61Elementary Schools in the Loudoun County Public Schools

19^th of 129Loudoun County Public Schools among Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	559 of 1110	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.7	469 of 1114	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.8	452 of 1114	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.6	323 of 1109	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	79.4	210 of 1103	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	68.2	358 of 1105	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.6	288 of 1097	73.7%	★★★★☆
2017	71.0	289 of 1099	73.7%	★★★★☆
2016	78.0	179 of 1096	83.7%	★★★★☆
2015	69.7	302 of 1100	72.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	379 of 579	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	368 of 588	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.4	260 of 579	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	158 of 249	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.9	130 of 238	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.3	127 of 230	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	48.1	233 of 355	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	210 of 326	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	179 of 306	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	180 of 300	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	531 of 1096	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.7	475 of 1098	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.0	508 of 1100	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	345 of 606	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.9	325 of 580	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	381 of 564	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	735 of 1046	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	780 of 1036	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	562 of 1093	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.6	461 of 1101	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.1	405 of 1093	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	73.8	58 of 245	76.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	523 of 973	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	569 of 979	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	610 of 984	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2023)76th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)49th percentile~ school

White (2025)46th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)37th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)36th percentile-14 vs school

African American (2025)35th percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2024)34th percentile-24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

VA Studies76%+8 vs state

Science73%+5 vs state

English Reading71%~ state avg

Mathematics71%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, August 26, 2021

Fantastic school with amazing teachers! Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, April 24, 2016

We have found the staff at Discovery to be very skilled, knowledgeable, and supportive of our first grader. His teacher is wonderful and really works hard to provide our son with the kind of teaching that he needs. The art and music teachers are talented as well. We enjoy attending a variety of different extra-curricular activities at the school. All in all, we are very pleased! Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, July 21, 2015

This school was dissapointment on every level. We experienced poor quality teachers, a chaotic classroom, low expectations, and an administration who simply ignores the problems. Our children will not return. Close Quote

Schools Near Discovery Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL VA Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Discovery Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	44020 Grace Bridge Drive	Ashburn	20147	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2370	639	55	11.6	33.8%	203 (31.8%)	91 (14.2%)	109 (17.1%)	166 (26.0%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	63 (9.9%)	53.6	559^th of 1110 public elementary schools	49.6%		61.7	469^th of 1114 public elementary schools	57.9%	90	68.9	70.4	75.5	73.5	68.6	74.6	71.1	76.1	$17,818	$651	$17,168
Dominion Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	44045 Bruceton Mills Circle	Ashburn	20147	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2340	566	50	11.4	44.0%	195 (34.5%)	65 (11.5%)	128 (22.6%)	139 (24.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.7%)	46	656^th of 1110 public elementary schools	40.9%		56.4	536^th of 1114 public elementary schools	51.9%	120	63.6	64.4	71.7	68.9	65.5	73.0	75.2	64.6	$18,259	$264	$17,995
Cedar Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	43700 Tolamac Dr	Ashburn	20147	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2120	701	57	12.2	22.8%	299 (42.7%)	54 (7.7%)	88 (12.6%)	196 (28.0%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.8%)	79.9	217^th of 1110 public elementary schools	80.5%		83.1	150^th of 1114 public elementary schools	86.5%	67	79.0	87.0	88.7	85.5	77.6	83.2	82.7	92.1	$17,377	$92	$17,285
Hillside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	43000 Ellzey Dr	Ashburn	20148	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2170	656	47	13.8	16.6%	252 (38.4%)	50 (7.6%)	63 (9.6%)	241 (36.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.0%)	84.6	133^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	88.0%		85.3	116^th of 1114 public elementary schools	89.6%	17	88.9	86.6	91.9	86.5	82.5	86.6	90.1	83.0	$15,421	$223	$15,198
Steuart W. Weller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20700 Marblehead Drive	Ashburn	20147	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2360	710	54	13.1	39.2%	229 (32.3%)	95 (13.4%)	158 (22.3%)	162 (22.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (8.9%)	70.6	346^th of 1110 public elementary schools	68.8%		70.9	340^th of 1114 public elementary schools	69.5%	6	77.7	79.6	89.3	82.6	70.3	75.0	83.2	81.2	$16,318	$87	$16,231
Moorefield Station Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	22325 Mooreview Parkway	Ashburn	20148	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2380	963	74	12.9	23.9%	241 (25.0%)	114 (11.8%)	90 (9.3%)	429 (44.5%)	13 (1.3%)	5 (0.5%)	71 (7.4%)	76.1	274^th of 1110 public elementary schools	75.3%		77.5	248^th of 1114 public elementary schools	77.7%	26	80.0	80.9	85.0	83.1	75.5	81.3	84.1	89.5	$15,141	$298	$14,843
Mill Run Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	42940 Ridgeway Drive	Ashburn	20148	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2160	636	47	13.4	10.5%	259 (40.7%)	45 (7.1%)	40 (6.3%)	241 (37.9%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.1%)	91.5	28^th of 1110 public elementary schools	97.5%		91.7	28^th of 1114 public elementary schools	97.5%		92.2	94.4	95.8	94.1	89.1	92.5	93.3	90.5	$17,349	$288	$17,061
Sanders Corner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	43100 Ashburn Farm Pkwy	Ashburn	20147	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2250	503	40	12.7	26.0%	256 (50.9%)	29 (5.8%)	104 (20.7%)	74 (14.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.4%)	78.5	241^st of 1110 public elementary schools	78.3%		74.4	292^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	73.8%	51	83.2	85.4	81.3	82.7	80.9	84.0	81.1	89.3	$18,518	$436	$18,082
Ashburn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	44062 Fincastle Dr	Ashburn	20147	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2350	513	42	12.2	23.2%	230 (44.8%)	39 (7.6%)	86 (16.8%)	110 (21.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.2%)	85.7	108^th of 1110 public elementary schools	90.3%		81.2	192^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	82.8%	84	84.7	90.1	96.2	91.1	83.1	85.4	87.3	87.7	$18,662	$317	$18,345
Waxpool Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	42560 Black Angus Drive	Ashburn	20148	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 367-4220	678	47	14.3	16.7%	191 (28.2%)	53 (7.8%)	45 (6.6%)	328 (48.4%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	51 (7.5%)	89.3	62^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	94.4%		90	47^th of 1114 public elementary schools	95.8%	15	93.7	92.7	90.8	87.9	87.8	92.6	89.4	89.4	$18,247	$400	$17,847

Frequently Asked Questions about Discovery Elementary

Is Discovery Elementary a good school?

Discovery Elementary ranks 559^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Discovery Elementary?

Students at Discovery Elementary are 32% White, 26% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 14% African American, 10% Two or more races.

What district is Discovery Elementary in?

Loudoun County Public Schools

How many students attend Discovery Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 639 students attended Discovery Elementary.

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